The Green Papers: Tennessee 2006 Midterm Election
 
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Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
Primary: Thursday 3 August 2006
General Election: Tuesday 7 November 2006
Electoral Votes:11(2.04% of 538)
Governor:1 
Senators:2(Electoral Classes 1 and 2)
2002-2010 Representatives:9(2.07% of 435)
2000 Census:5,700,037 (2.02% of 281,998,273)
Estimated Voting age population (November 2000):4,221,000
Registered Voters (November 2000):3,181,108
Capital:Nashville
Thursday 3 August 2006 polling hours 8:00a EDT (1200 UTC) / 8:00a CDT (1300 UTC) to 8:00p EDT (0000 UTC) / 7:00p CDT (0000 UTC). The polls close at the same GMT/UTC time, that is, polls close at a particular local time in the advanced time zone and close one hour earlier local time in the lagging time zone.
Tuesday 7 November 2006 polling hours 8:00a EST (1300 UTC) / 8:00a CST (1400 UTC) to 8:00p EST (0100 UTC) / 7:00p CST (0100 UTC). The polls close at the same GMT/UTC time, that is, polls close at a particular local time in the advanced time zone and close one hour earlier local time in the lagging time zone
 

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Tennessee State and Local Government


TENNESSEE PRIMARY

Thursday 3 August 2006

Filing for the 3 August primary ended 6 April 2006 at 12:00 P.M.

TENNESSEE PRIMARY results from a media source
TENNESSEE PRIMARY results from another media source

All races involving an Incumbent are in boldface and also marked with an asterisk (*)

Contested STATEWIDE races:

  • United States Senate (Class 1 seat):
    • Democrats have nominated Harold Ford, Jr.
    • Republicans have nominated Bob Corker
  • Governor:
    • Democrats have renominated Phil Bredesen*
    • Republicans have nominated Jim Bryson

Contested U.S. HOUSE races:

  • CD 1:
    • Democrats have nominated Rick Trent
    • Republicans have nominated David Davis
  • CD 2:
    • Democrats have nominated John Greene
    • Republicans have renominated John Duncan*
  • CD 3:
    • Democrats have nominated Brent Howard Benedict
    • Republicans have renominated Zach Wamp*
  • CD 4:
    • Democrats have renominated Lincoln Davis*
    • Republicans have nominated Kenneth "Ken" Martin
  • CD 5:
    • Democrats have renominated Jim Cooper*
  • CD 6:
    • Democrats have renominated Bart Gordon*
  • CD 7:
    • Democrats have nominated William Lloyd "Bill" Morrison
  • CD 8:
    • Republicans have nominated John Farmer
  • CD 9:
    • Democrats have nominated Stephen Ira "Steve" Cohen
    • Republicans have nominated Hoyt "Mark" White
 
           

U.S. Senate  6 year term. No Term Limit. 109th Senate  Senate Electoral Classes

Class 1
Seat up for election
Open
Republican Senator William H. "Bill" Frist
First elected: 1994; re-elected 2000
Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006
Open Seat - 9 March 2005: Media reports state that Senator Frist will announce that he is not a candidate for re-election in 2006.
 Polls: Toss-up - Currently Republican. Leans slightly Republican. Republican Robert P. "Bob" Corker, Jr. vs. Democratic Congressman Harold E. Ford, Jr.
 ** Open Seat (no incumbent) **
  Elected Republican 929,835 50.73% Robert P. "Bob" Corker, Jr.
FEC: $16,831,072
  Candidate Democratic 879,494 47.98% Congressman Harold E. Ford, Jr.
Congressman Congressional District 9

FEC: $14,306,467
  Candidate Independent 10,791 0.59% Eduardo "Ed" Choate, Sr.
FEC finanical report not available
  Candidate Independent 3,753 0.20% David Gatchell
Running for Senate Class 1 and Governor

FEC finanical report not available
  Candidate Independent 3,566 0.19% Emory "Bo" Heyward
FEC finanical report not available
  Candidate Independent 3,025 0.17% H. Gary Keplinger
FEC finanical report not available
  Candidate Independent; (Green) 2,579 0.14% Christopher "Chris" Lugo
FEC finanical report not available
  Candidate Write-in     Jim Maynard
Total 1,833,043 100.00%  

Class 2 Republican Senator Lamar Alexander
First elected: 2002
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008

Governor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms. GOVERNOR is the only Statewide elected officer, All Governors

Chair up for election Democratic Governor Phil Bredesen
• Re-elected Tuesday 7 November 2006
First elected: 2002
Chair up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006
The current Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit.
Renominated - 3 August 2006 Primary
 Polls: Democratic Governor Phil Bredesen
  Elected Democratic 1,245,992 68.59% Governor Phil Bredesen
  Candidate Republican 540,441 29.75% Jim Bryson
State Senator
  Candidate Independent; (Republican) 11,355 0.63% Carl "Two Feathers" Whitaker
  Candidate Independent 7,515 0.41% George Banks
  Candidate Independent 4,074 0.22% Charles E. Smith
  Candidate Independent; (Green) 2,711 0.15% Howard M. Switzer
  Candidate Independent 2,447 0.13% David Gatchell
Running for Senate Class 1 and Governor
  Candidate Independent 2,113 0.12% Marivuana Stout Leinoff
Total 1,816,648 100.00%  

109th U.S. House of Representatives  2 year term, Election Cycle 2006, 2008. No Term Limit. 109th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition):
4 Republican (1 Open, 3 Renominated);
5 Democratic (4 Renominated, 1 Open)

CD 1
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Seat up for election
Open
Republican Congressman William L. "Bill" Jenkins
Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006
Open Seat - 15 Feburary 2006: Congressman Jenkins announced that he will not seek re-election in 2006.
 Polls: Republican David Davis
 ** Open Seat (no incumbent) **
  Elected Republican 108,228 61.12% David Davis
FEC: $585,957
  Candidate Democratic 65,458 36.96% Ricky Lynn "Rick" Trent
FEC: $76,420
  Candidate Independent; (Green) 1,024 0.58% Robert N. Smith
FEC finanical report not available
  Candidate Independent 1,000 0.56% James William Reeves
FEC: $9,509
  Candidate Independent 969 0.55% Michael L. Peavler
FEC finanical report not available
  Candidate Independent 410 0.23% Mahmood "Michael" Sabri
FEC finanical report not available
Total 177,089 100.00%  

CD 2
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Seat up for election
Republican Congressman John J. Duncan, Jr.
• Re-elected Tuesday 7 November 2006
Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006
Renominated - 3 August 2006 Primary
 Polls: Republican Congressman John J. Duncan, Jr.
  Elected Republican 155,074 77.73% Congressman John J. Duncan, Jr.
FEC: $731,810
  Candidate Democratic 44,440 22.27% John Greene
FEC finanical report not available
Total 199,514 100.00%  

CD 3
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Seat up for election
Republican Congressman Zach Wamp
• Re-elected Tuesday 7 November 2006
Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006
Renominated - 3 August 2006 Primary
 Polls: Republican Congressman Zach Wamp
  Elected Republican 130,770 65.69% Congressman Zach Wamp
FEC: $1,326,997
  Candidate Democratic 68,305 34.31% Brent Howard Benedict
FEC: $19,590
Total 199,075 100.00%  

CD 4
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Seat up for election
Democratic Congressman Lincoln Edward Davis
• Re-elected Tuesday 7 November 2006
First elected: 2002
Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006
Renominated - 3 August 2006 Primary
 Polls: Democratic Congressman Lincoln Edward Davis
  Elected Democratic 123,418 66.42% Congressman Lincoln Edward Davis
FEC: $916,145
  Candidate Republican 62,386 33.58% Kenneth "Ken" Martin
FEC finanical report not available
Total 185,804 100.00%  

CD 5
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Seat up for election
Democratic Congressman James H. "Jim" Cooper
• Re-elected Tuesday 7 November 2006
First elected: 2002
Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006
Renominated - 3 August 2006 Primary
 Polls: Democratic Congressman James H. "Jim" Cooper
  Elected Democratic 121,892 68.97% Congressman James H. "Jim" Cooper
FEC: $772,293
  Candidate Republican; (Conservative) 49,366 27.93% Thomas Frantisekovich Kovach
FEC finanical report not available
  Candidate Independent 3,730 2.11% Virginia Anne "Ginny" Welsch
FEC: $25,505
  Candidate Independent 1,735 0.98% Scott Knapp
FEC finanical report not available
Total 176,723 100.00%  

CD 6
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Seat up for election
Democratic Congressman Barton Jennings "Bart" Gordon
• Re-elected Tuesday 7 November 2006
Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006
Renominated - 3 August 2006 Primary
 Polls: Democratic Congressman Barton Jennings "Bart" Gordon
  Elected Democratic 130,268 67.12% Congressman Barton Jennings "Bart" Gordon
FEC: $1,060,081
  Candidate Republican 60,856 31.36% David R. Davis
FEC finanical report not available
  Candidate Independent 2,056 1.06% Robert L. "Bob" Garrison
FEC finanical report not available
  Candidate Independent 892 0.46% Norman R. Saliba
FEC finanical report not available
Total 194,072 100.00%  

CD 7
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Seat up for election
Republican Congressman Marsha Blackburn
• Re-elected Tuesday 7 November 2006
First elected: 2002
Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006
Renominated - 3 August 2006 Primary
 Polls: Republican Congressman Marsha Blackburn
  Elected Republican 152,291 66.04% Congressman Marsha Blackburn
FEC: $1,204,671
  Candidate Democratic 73,380 31.82% William Lloyd "Bill" Morrison
FEC: $69,028
  Candidate Independent; (Green) 1,810 0.78% Kathleen A. "Kate" Culver
FEC finanical report not available
  Candidate Independent 898 0.39% James B. "Mickey" White
FEC finanical report not available
  Candidate Independent 848 0.37% William J. Smith
FEC finanical report not available
  Candidate Independent 714 0.31% John L. Rimer
FEC finanical report not available
  Candidate Independent 663 0.29% Gayl G. Pratt
FEC: $240
Total 230,604 100.00%  

CD 8
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Seat up for election
Democratic Congressman John S. Tanner
• Re-elected Tuesday 7 November 2006
Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006
Renominated - 3 August 2006 Primary
 Polls: Democratic Congressman John S. Tanner
  Elected Democratic 129,597 73.19% Congressman John S. Tanner
FEC: $1,001,398
  Candidate Republican 47,482 26.81% John Stephen Farmer
FEC finanical report not available
Total 177,079 100.00%  

CD 9
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Seat up for election
Open
Democratic Congressman Harold E. Ford, Jr.
Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006
Open Seat - 9 March 2005: Congressman Ford announces his intentions to run for Senator Bill Frist's Class 1 seat in 2006.
 Polls: Democratic state Senator Stephen Ira "Steve" Cohen
 ** Open Seat (no incumbent) **
  Elected Democratic 103,267 59.88% state Senator Stephen Ira "Steve" Cohen
FEC: $748,876
  Candidate Independent; (Democratic) 38,221 22.16% Newton Jake "Jake" Ford
brother of Congressman Harold E. Ford, Jr.

FEC: $169,096
  Candidate Republican 30,978 17.96% Hoyt "Mark" White
FEC: $227,452
Total 172,466 100.00%  

Political Parties    Parties appear in parenthesis and italics when a candidate receives the endorsement of a given Party and/or official sources indicate a candidate's association with a particular Party but only where the Party in question does not appear on the actual ballot as such.

Major Parties
  Democratic (affiliates): 6 incumbents, 12 candidates
  Republican: 6 incumbents, 12 candidates
Major Third Parties
  Green (affiliates): 4 candidates
Other Third Parties
  Conservative: 1 candidate
Independents
  Independent: 25 candidates
Write-in/Scattered/otherwise not readily classifiable
  Write-in: 1 candidate
 
Candidates running under the banner of more than one party are counted towards each party's total. A candidate who has lost a primary or is apparently no longer a candidate is not counted.

Notes

Candidates for office appear on this page in italics where 'The Green Papers' does not yet have independent confirmation from an election authority that this candidate is actually on the ballot.
 
FEC indicates the Federal Election Commission (FEC) Campaign Finance Summary "Total Receipts" for candidates for Federal Office.

 


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